Saturday, February 7, 2015

Kindness
and compassion are basic human qualities, but it's not always easy to
embody them in our lives, especially in today’s hectic, fast-paced world

Rigpa San Diego is excited to announce our very first Compassionate Living
'workshop'. This is an exciting 'new' format for us where students
& facilitators will work together to create a peaceful and safe
environment in which to investigate what compassion really is, and how
to cultivate a more compassionate attitude in life both towards
ourselves and others.

Questions: write to us at RigpaSD@gmail.com or call us at (858)367-9705, leave a message and someone will call you back ASAP.

No one is
ever turned away due to lack of funds, if you'd like to apply for a
scholarship go to the registration page and fill out the scholarship
application form

More Info
People have a variety of reasons for wanting to learn about and
cultivate compassion, but in some way we are all suffering—be it from
pain, loss, frustration,dissatisfaction, or an unfulfilled desire for
happiness.

However, we are not powerless in the face of our circumstances. It is
possible to consciously cultivate positive states of mind, and diminish
negative states of mind,and so transform our experience and our
reactions to life’s circumstances and the people around us. In this way
it is possible to change our lives, and bring about change in the world.

In this workshop we'll
—Gain knowledge and awareness by looking into different aspects of
compassion: from our own point of view and experience, from a modern
scientific point of view, as well as from the Buddhist perspective.

—Deepen and internalize our knowledge and understanding through personal analysis and reflection.

—Familiarize ourselves with the experience of compassion and also
establish the habit of compassion, through formal meditation practices
as well as activities integrated into everyday life.

There is an expectation that students on this course will commit to a
regular, daily compassion practice—recognizing that it is only through
actually practicing the practices that the benefits are achieved.

Students will be supported with audio files of the guided practices and
there will also be informal exercises for the students to integrate into
their daily lives.